Plywood hung by businesses during last summer's protests transformed into art pieces
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Last summer, when thousands took to the streets of Chicago to protest the murder of George Floyd, many businesses started hanging plywood over their windows and doors. The plywood blanketing storefronts became a canvas of sorts for South Side native Barrett Keithley.
"When people looked at all the abandoned businesses, it was citywide, nationwide. But a lot of us have grown up in those neighborhoods looking like that," Keithley told CBS News' Nancy Chen. The son of a police officer, Keithley is also a self-taught artist and co-created an initiative called "Paint the City." He said 60 artists joined the effort from all sides of Chicago. The art was their way to support the Black Lives Matter movement and change the city's landscape.More Related News